Cooking utensil.



P. P. BRUST.

COOKING UTENSL` APPLIOATION FILED 00T.17. 1910.

1,003,428. Patented sept. 19, 19111 l UNITED s'riifriis'rairnnr oiaiicii.

FRA1\l lK P. BRUST, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

COOKING UTENSIL.

To @YZ whom fit mail concern.' v

Be it known'that I, FRANK P. BRUsT, a citizen of the United States,y residingfat Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to that class of cooking utensils wherein a number of vessels may be simultaneously employed for cooking separately a variety of foods Aby the heat produced from vits equivalent. f

a single gas burner or The object of my inventionv is the improvement in devices of this character inorder to economize fuel and also to render the vduties of the attendant less arduous.'v

lVith thcse'ends in view, the invention consists in Ithe novel construction, adaptation and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 a plan View ofan embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2.is a vertical section taken through 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig` 3 is a vertical section of one of the cooking vessels shown in the preceding views and taken substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a `view similar to Fig. 3 with the vesselis lid and associated parts disposed in different positions fromwvhich they 'are therein represented. Fig. 5 is a detail cross sectional View of a bar-member of the' casing top taken through 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Thelreference numeral 5 designates the ircular wall of a bottomless casing or drum and is constructed'ivith an inner shell Sand an outer shell 7. Said shells are connected about their lower end by a roll joint:

(Fig. 2) `with a wire ring 8. i Above this joint said shells are spacedP apart for the Lrecept-ion of a packing 9 of Vasbestos or other suitable material possessing a heat insulating quality. The upper edge of th'e.

outer shell 7 is provided with an outwardly extending flange 7 over which is advan- 4tageously placed a layer 9 of the packing, and above this layer is placed the casingtop 10.A Rivets 11, 0r vthe like, extend through said fiange top and intervening layer of packing to unite the saine with a non-leakable .joint lwhich will prevent the escape of combustion gases thereat. The casing-top is provided with a number of substantially sectorshaped apertures, lsuch Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd Sept, 19, 19111. Application filed October 17, 1910. lSerial No. 587,578.'

as 12, which are-arranged symmetrically with.l

respect to the center of the top and sepaf rated by radially disposed bars 13. About the several apertures there are provided downwardly projectedmarginal flanges ifi which serve to strengthen the structure-of said topV and likewise afford walls, so to speak, to obstruct the outflow of the' heated gases frein the casing. Provided for each of said apertures is a cooking vessel, as 15 or 16, formed with a header shoulder, as

15y 01H16', extending thereabout'to support the respective vessels by resting upon the titi upper surface of the top so that the bottoms of the vessels will belocated at. a distance above the plane of the casing bottoni. The vessel ,15 may be utilized for any purpose for which a kettle or the like is adapted, and is illustrated with a removable lid 15"'. The

other vessel, 16. is intended to be used as a y vessel for the support of a wire 19 to whichf the upper edge of a strainer-sack 2O is permanently' secured.

Slidably connected to the underside of the vessel lid 16 is a plate 21 having a depend*- iug arin 21 which terminates in a, forwardly directed finger 21. The connectionbetween "Said plate and the lid is obtained by a belt 22. extending through an elongated hole 23 in the lid, and having an enlarged head or handle 24 mounted upon its protruding end.

In making coffee, the sack would bei iirst Vinserted Within the vessel 16' so that the attached Wire 19 thereof will be borne by the shelf 18 as Vrepresented. in Fig. Ground coffee is then deposited in the sack and boil` ing Water poured. thereupon which passes through the co'ee and the containing sack. into the lower water iss-subjected to heat imparted from the fire over which. the shell.l 5 is placed.

lThe water is' thus caused to bo'il in the ves'- .conserve the strength andv aroma ofthe pro- When the coffee is deemed duced. beverage. t0 be cooked, the sack should be removed. which is accomplished by first moving for art of the vesselwhere the ward the plate-finger 21. through the instrumentality of the handle 24 to engage the sack-Wire 19 and then, by opening` the lid, the wire is tilted up into the position represented in Fig. 4 to be convenientlyv ren'ioi'ed with afork or the like. The lid may nonv he closed until the coffee is to be served. The manner of using the other type of vessel, 15, is apparent.

The more notable advantages of the invention is the adaptation of a sectional cooking` utensil vto the economical use of heat -which is due to the insulating construction of the casing and the employment of the de-` pending flanges 14 about the perlphericb1 of the casing-top to obstruct the outliow of the i hot gases in the i'nterslices between such top and the inserted vessels. Furthermore, the construction and adaptation of one of the Vessels as an etlicient collec-pot renders the invention exceptionally valuable in alfording a complete cooker, for an ordinary meal.

That I clairn is 1. ln a cooking utensil, a vessel provided 'with an internal-shelf, a lid hinged to the vessel, a sack, a wire attached to the sackl about its mouth, a finger carried by said lid, and means operable from the outside of the lid whereby the finger may be actuated to engage with or be disengaged from said wire.

2. In a cooking utensil, a vessel provided with un internal shelf in proximity to its upper edge, a lid hingedly connected to the ressel, a sack arranged to be inserted wit-hin the vessel and adapted to be supported from' said shelf. and devices carried by the lid whereby the sack may be partially raised by the opening of the lid.

FRANK I.- BRUST.

lVitneSses linlnuc BARNES, H. A. Bnus'r. 

